Storm Ahead!
PhotographerH.W. Schonewolf
CountryUnited States
MediumCarbon
Year1910
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Boats, Harbors, Marine, Postal Photographic-Print Exchange Clubs, sailboats
Dimensions
Image Dimensions: 23.5 x 32.3 cm corner glued
Support Dimensions: 24.3 x 33.3 cm | sight: 28.5 x 36.2 cm | folder opened: 57.0 x 36.2 cm
An insurance underwriter by trade from Albany, New York, amateur photographer Henry W. Schonewolf (1870-1944) was an active member of the Postal Photographic Club, where members exchanged a portfolio of photographs through the mails for enjoyment and criticism.
Storm Coming!, dating to at least 1906, when it was reproduced as a halftone in the July issue of the Photo Era and titled The Coming Storm, is a blue-toned carbon print entered in the Club’s portfolio for January, 1910.
-pasted Postal Camera Club white label on verso of folder 5.0 x 8.7 cm:
Name: HW Schonewolf
Title: Storm ahead!
No. 12
Portfolio for: Jan
1910
print condition: discoloration to areas of print surface recto